Comfort Zone is one of those properties you will just want to keep coming back to.

As a freedom camper, campervan business owner and citizen of NZ, I find these proposals extremely concerning.

A pop top.

Barbara Sanders’ Chameleon is ready for the road.

At the time of writing this, the caravan still sits empty, untouched in our back yard. We are in discussions with our lawyer.

Well the holiday season is almost upon us and nearly here, and everyone will be getting their caravans, motorhomes and boats checked to make sure everything is operational.

Some caravanners are connecting a 230 volt power supply, via a lead, that is “coiled on a reel”, which is not completely “uncoiled” from the cable drum.This is not good practice. Here is why.

Let’s spread message that responsible Freedom Campers are a help.

Cycling on a stunning Spring day around the Katikati coastal estuary cycle way.

So many travellers, campers, and vanlifers are recording their journeys on 'the gram' these days, sharing snippets of their lives, packaged neatly in squares or reels.

Paradise is when you coddiwomple to a pristine tidal bay for a swim and discover what the locals already know.

Every trip we make a breakfast fruits pancake. Usually apple pannekoeken.

Here are the issues to consider with the major legislative change which is currently proposed and going through Select Committee hearings.

On my last roadie I met and chatted with four van loads of international tourists from UK, Australia and Germany who have been freedom camping around NZ in small (slider-type) hire vans from Escape or Jucy.

From a small van to a large bus, there are thousands of commercially or home-built vehicles on our roads, providing travellers with all the necessary comforts of living, while they are also self contained.

Bylaws differ between regions of Aotearoa New Zealand, and do not exist in almost half of all council districts.
Bylaws are created by local authorities — regional and district councils — to manage public land and facilities.

Who and how many are freedom camping?

How do you make winter camping more comfortable?
Here’s a few favourite tips and tricks for keeping warm, dealing with cold, wind, rainy days, and embracing the colder months outdoors for enjoyable winter camping trips. It just takes a little extra preparation and the right gear.

Life of Van NZ FB Page is a private group with a positive vibe, giving everyone from weekend warriors to van life veterans a place to connect.

We feel so privileged and fortunate to have made this journey a year ago, gathering such beautiful memories of the landscape as it was.

Sharing our best hacks which made life so much easier on a recent Matariki vanning trip.

Baby Bear, Mama Bear and Papa Bear campers

We love freedom camping, and great charity recycle shops. My vintage-clothes-obsessed daughter and I did a wee roadie and filled her with treasures (lower North Island).

This super affordable camp ground close to Wellington, Hutt Valley and Kapiti is situated on a former farm and a significant historical site.

A gaze into the green crystal ball of hope for a consistent, reliable freedom camping vehicle certification system, reveals an extremely stormy and very cloudy future.

SH 35 is a magical journey. Put it on your list.

After 21 days #vanlife freedom camping…

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All Points Camping at Morisons Bush, Waitangi Weekend 2024.

What an eclectic bunch of lovely people camping all sorts of ways.